The Rams have acquired rookie TE Dennis Moore from the Redskins for a conditional draft pick.  Moore was a sixth round pick (#174 overall out of Louisiana Tech.  Morris caught 38 passes for 623 yards (16.4 avg) with 12 TD grabs last season for Louisiana Tech.  Morris caught 70 passes for 1,144 yards (16.3 avg) with 16 TD grabs in his career at La. Tech.  Morris is a longshot to make the team so he should focus on special teams if he is going to make the roster.

The Rams have placed 26-year old WR Donnie Avery on the Injured Reserve List after tearing his ACL against the Patriots on Thursday Night.  Avery will be missed as he was the Rams’ leading receiver in 2009.  Avery has played in 31 games in his two seasons with the Rams and he has caught 100 passes for 1,263 (12.6 avg) with 8 TD grabs.  He also has carried the ball 14 times for 99 yards (7.1 ypc) with 1 TD run.  The Rams couldn’t afford this type of injury as Avery is the best receiver on the team.  It will be interesting to see who steps up.

Undrafted rookie QB Thaddeus Lewis out of Duke if pushing 2nd year QB Keith Null for his roster spot as the Rams’ #3 QB.  Lewis has completed 16 of 20 passes (80%) this pre-season for 166 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT (97.1 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 1 time for 9 yards this pre-season.  Null has only completed 10 of 27 passes (37%) for 101 yards with 0 TD passes and 0 INTs (48.5 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 3 times for -6 yards (-2.0 ypc) so far this pre-season.  Null wasn’t too impressive as a rookie last season for the Rams so he could be out of a job if he doesn’t improve before the last cut down day as Lewis has really outplayed him so far this pre-season.

The offense overcame a poor effort by the defense and special teams to win the game last night in Foxboro.  Sam Bradford got the start and he was outstanding in completing 15 of 22 passes for 189 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 INTs.  Keith Null completed 3 of 5 passes for only 25 yards.  Undrafted rookie Thaddeus Lewis finished the game strongly for the Rams by completing 11 of 14 passes for 120 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT.  Keith Toston led the way for the Rams in rushing last night with 41 yards rushing on 12 carries (3.4 ypc) with 1 TD run.  Kenneth Darby pitched in with 35 yards rushing on 13 carries (2.7 ypc) in this game.  Rookie TE Mike Hoomanawanui led the way in the passing game last night with 4 receptions for 53 yards (13.3 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  WRs Danny Amendola (5 rec, 50 yards) and Brandon Gibson (4 rec, 50 yards, TD) also pitched in last night for the Rams in the passing game last night.  The Rams finished up with 136 yards rushing (3.3 ypc) and 326 passing yards last night as the possessed the ball for a stunning 43:46!

The defense gave up 28 points last night despite the Patriots only having the ball for 16:14!  CB Bradley Fletcher and S Kevin Payne had 4 tackles apiece last night to lead the way for the Rams’ D.  The Patriots finished up with 28 yards rushing (2.5 ypc) and 260 yards passing last night.  The Patriots also scored on a 97-yard TD return on the opening kickoff by Brandon Tate so the Rams’ special teams also had some issues.  But, hey, the Rams beat the Patriots on their own field last night!  Too bad is doesn’t count.

The Rams somehow beat the Browns in Cleveland last Saturday Night despite playing pretty darn awful football.  A.J. Feely by far was the best QB the Rams had on this night before leaving the game due to injury.  He completed 5 of 6 passes for 45 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs.  Rookie Sam Bradford got punished in this game by the Browns’ D as he completed 6 of 14 passes for 24 yards.  Keith Null finished up the game and he was awful completing only 3 of 14 passes for 46 yards.  Keith Toston led the way on the ground for the Rams with 23 yards rushing on 13 carries (1.8 ypc).  Steven Jackson pitched in with 4 carries for 20 yards (5.0 ypc) last Saturday Night.  Rookie TE (5th round) Michael Hoomanawanui (2 rec, 33 yards) and TE Billy Bajema (4 rec, 32 yards) led the way in the passing game for the Rams in this game.  The Rams finished up with 57 yards rushing (1.7 ypc) and 115 yards passing in this game.

The defense played pretty well in the second half for the Rams in this game.  Rookie 7th round pick (LB) Josh Hull (8 tackles) and safety Craig Dahl (8 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss) led the way for the Rams’ D in this game.  The Browns finished up with 98 yards rushing (3.6 ypc) and 187 yards passing in this game.